First Aid for Broken Hearts

Life is both wonderful and devastating. It graces us with joy, and it breaks our hearts. If your heart is broken, this book is for you. Whether you’re struggling with a death, break-up, illness, unwanted life change, or loss of any kind, this book will help you both understand your predicament and figure out what to do about it. Loss may be an unavoidable part of human life, but it doesn’t have to prevent you from living well. You can and will survive this. Actually, if you adopt this guide’s basic principles, revealed and tested by one of the world’s most beloved grief counselors, you will even go on to thrive. Let’s get mending.

Dr. Alan Wolfelt is a speaker, grief counselor and Director of the Center for Loss and Life Transition. He is the author of Understanding Your Grief, Healing Your Grieving Heart, and The Journey Through Grief, among many other bestselling books on healing in grief. He lives in Fort Collins, Colorado.